Head coach Justine Madugu has invited a 23-Player Super Falcons Squad for the upcoming two international friendlies against the Indomitable Lioness of Cameroon.
This is Coach Madugu’s second major camp in charge of the senior national team since taking over from Randy Waldrum.
The squad includes a blend of home-based talent and top professionals from Europe, Asia, and North America.
The friendlies will serve as a final tune-up ahead of WAFCON 2024, where Nigeria aims to win a 10th continental title.
Overview
Matches:
1st Leg: Saturday, 31st May – Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne-Remo
2nd Leg: Tuesday, 3rd June – MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta
Purpose:
Nigeria: Preparations for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco (5–26 July)
Cameroon: General team development (Cameroon did not qualify for WAFCON)
Team Camp:
Arrival date: Monday, 26th May
Venue: Am2pm Hotel, Ijebu-Ode
Nigeria’s Opponents in WAFCON Group B:
Tunisia
Algeria
Botswana
23-Player Super Falcons Squad
Goalkeepers
Chiamaka Nnadozie – Paris FC (France)
Linda Jiwuaku – Bayelsa Queens (Nigeria)
Morufa Ademola – Edo Queens (Nigeria)
Defenders
Osinachi Ohale – Pachuca (Mexico)
Shukurat Oladipo – AS Roma (Italy)
Michelle Alozie – Houston Dash (USA)
Rofiat Imuran – London City Lionesses (England)
Sikiratu Isah – Nasarawa Amazons (Nigeria)
Oluwatosin Demehin – Galatasaray (Turkey)
Miracle Usani – Edo Queens (Nigeria)
Blessing Ilivieda – Bayelsa Queens (Nigeria)
Midfielders
Rasheedat Ajibade (Captain) – Atlético Madrid (Spain)
Deborah Abiodun – Dallas Trinity (USA)
Jennifer Echegini – Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Josephine Mathias – Nasarawa Amazons (Nigeria)
Christy Ucheibe – SL Benfica (Portugal)
Amarachi Odoma – Edo Queens (Nigeria)
Forwards
Toni Payne – Everton (England)
Francisca Ordega – Ittihad Ladies Club (Saudi Arabia)
Olamide Bolaji – Remo Stars Ladies (Nigeria)
Ifeoma Onumonu – Montpellier (France)
Rinsola Babajide – Costa Adeje Tenerife (Spain)
Emem Essien – Edo Queens (Nigeria)
